The LA Angels acquired the Tampa Bay Ray's best statistical pitcher of all-time in Scott Kazmir. Rays are sending Kazmir west for prospects Alexander Torres, Matthew Sweeney, and the famous PTBNL.
Kazmir has had a rough year with a 5.92 ERA with a 8-7 record, the southpaw owns an impressive 3.92 ERA and 9.8 K/9 while honing his craft in the tough AL East, and he even has playoffs and World Series experience.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Around the MLB on Friday...
The Angels are close to acquiring P Scott Kazmir of the Rays for prospects Alexander Torres and Matthew Sweeney.
The Twins acquire RP Joe Rauch of the Diamondbacks for a PTBNL.
The Twins acquire P Ron Mahay from the Royals. The Royals will pay most of his contract. Mahay was DFA by the Royals last week.
Jason Kendall, Craig Counsell, Mike Cameron and Braden Looper of the Brewers all cleared waivers yesterday.
The Giants claimed P Trevor Hoffman of the Brewers but a trade in unlikely.
Victor Martinez is open to an extension with the Red Sox while the Royals are considering a extension for GM Dayton Moore.
More to come
The Twins acquire RP Joe Rauch of the Diamondbacks for a PTBNL.
The Twins acquire P Ron Mahay from the Royals. The Royals will pay most of his contract. Mahay was DFA by the Royals last week.
Jason Kendall, Craig Counsell, Mike Cameron and Braden Looper of the Brewers all cleared waivers yesterday.
The Giants claimed P Trevor Hoffman of the Brewers but a trade in unlikely.
Victor Martinez is open to an extension with the Red Sox while the Royals are considering a extension for GM Dayton Moore.
More to come
B & G's 8/27/09
Baseballs:
**Angel Pagen, New York Mets- Pagen went 2-4 at the plate with 2 walks. He hit his 6Th Home Run of the season, driving in his 26Th run. Angel is now hitting .290.
**Ian Kinsler, Texas Rangers- Ian went 2-4 with 2 Home Runs, he now has 28 on the year, he drove in 4 runs, giving him 73 RBIs. Ian is now hitting .247.
**Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds- Joey went 3-4 at the plate and hit his 20Th Home Run of the season, driving in 2 runs, giving him 64 RBIs. Joey is hitting .314.
**Jeff Keppinger, Houston Astros- Jeff hit his 4Th Home Run of the season, driving in his 22Nd RBI, despite going 1-5. Jeff is hitting .263.
**Adam Dunn, Washington Nationals- Adam went 1-3 with a walk and he hit his 34Th Home Run of the season, he drove in his 90Th run. Adam is now hitting .283.
**Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers- Matt went 3-5 and hit his 19Th Home Run of the season, he drove in 2 runs, giving him 80 RBIs. Kemp is hitting .313 on the season.
**Andy Marte, Cleveland Indians- Andy finished the evening 2-4 and he hit his 2Nd Home Run of the season. He drove in 2 runs, to give him 11 RBIs. Andy is now hitting .275.
**Jayson Nix, Chicago White Sox- Jayson went 2-4 with 3 RBIs, giving him 29 RBIs. Nix is now hitting .229.
**Andrew McCutcheon, Pittsburgh Pirates- Andrew went 2-4 with his 9Th Home Run of the season, driving in his 39Th RBI. McCutcheon is now hitting .290.
**Javier Vazquez, Atlanta Braves- Javier threw 7 shutout innings, didn't walk anyone and he struck out 6. Vazquez now has a 3.02 ERA, winning his 11Th game.
**Trevor Cahill, Oakland Athletics- Trevor threw 7 shutout innings, he walked 2, struck out 2 and now has a 4.64 ERA with his 7Th win.
**Brandon Allen, Arizona Diamondbacks- Brandon finished up 2-5 and he hit his 1st Major league Home Run, driving in 4 runs, giving him 5 RBIs. Brandon is now hitting .235.
Goofballs:
**Cristhian Martinez, Florida Marlins- He put the game out of reach, throwing 3 1/3 innings, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 2. Martinez now has a 5.71 ERA.
**Yankees Offense- 2 runs, on 6 hits, they walked 8 times and struck out 10. The Yankees left 12 men on base.
**Dave Bush, Milwaukee Brewers- Dave threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 3. Bush now has a 5.88 ERA, losing his 5Th game.
**Kyle McClellan, St. Louis Cardinals- Kyle threw 1 2/3 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 1, didn't strike anyone out and he now has a 3.06 ERA, losing his 3rd game.
**Cubs Offense- 4 runs on 6 hits, they walked 4 times, struck out 7 and left 6 men on base, not getting that big clutch hit to get them over Washington.
**Rockies Offense- 2 runs on 11 hits, they walked once and struck out 11 men. The Rockies lost 2 of 3 to the Dodgers.
**Jim Johnson, Baltimore Orioles- Jim blew the save, his 4Th of the season. Jim threw an inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he now has a 3.17 ERA.
**Junichi Tazawa, Boston red Sox- Junichi went 4 innings, giving up 9 runs (9 earned), he walked 1, struck out 2 and now has a 6.65 ERA, losing his 3rd game.
**Raul Ibanez, Philadelphis Phillies- Struck out 3 times and finished up 0-4. He is hitting .281.
**Clayton Richard, San Diego Padres- Clayton threw 2 1/3 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 2, struck out 2. Clayton now has a 4.79 ERA, losing his 4Th game.
**Angels Offense- They were shutout with 3 hits, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts.
**Joe Martinez, San Francisco Giants- Joe threw 4 1/3 innings, giving up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 2, struck out 5 and now has a 4.72 ERA.
**Angel Pagen, New York Mets- Pagen went 2-4 at the plate with 2 walks. He hit his 6Th Home Run of the season, driving in his 26Th run. Angel is now hitting .290.
**Ian Kinsler, Texas Rangers- Ian went 2-4 with 2 Home Runs, he now has 28 on the year, he drove in 4 runs, giving him 73 RBIs. Ian is now hitting .247.
**Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds- Joey went 3-4 at the plate and hit his 20Th Home Run of the season, driving in 2 runs, giving him 64 RBIs. Joey is hitting .314.
**Jeff Keppinger, Houston Astros- Jeff hit his 4Th Home Run of the season, driving in his 22Nd RBI, despite going 1-5. Jeff is hitting .263.
**Adam Dunn, Washington Nationals- Adam went 1-3 with a walk and he hit his 34Th Home Run of the season, he drove in his 90Th run. Adam is now hitting .283.
**Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers- Matt went 3-5 and hit his 19Th Home Run of the season, he drove in 2 runs, giving him 80 RBIs. Kemp is hitting .313 on the season.
**Andy Marte, Cleveland Indians- Andy finished the evening 2-4 and he hit his 2Nd Home Run of the season. He drove in 2 runs, to give him 11 RBIs. Andy is now hitting .275.
**Jayson Nix, Chicago White Sox- Jayson went 2-4 with 3 RBIs, giving him 29 RBIs. Nix is now hitting .229.
**Andrew McCutcheon, Pittsburgh Pirates- Andrew went 2-4 with his 9Th Home Run of the season, driving in his 39Th RBI. McCutcheon is now hitting .290.
**Javier Vazquez, Atlanta Braves- Javier threw 7 shutout innings, didn't walk anyone and he struck out 6. Vazquez now has a 3.02 ERA, winning his 11Th game.
**Trevor Cahill, Oakland Athletics- Trevor threw 7 shutout innings, he walked 2, struck out 2 and now has a 4.64 ERA with his 7Th win.
**Brandon Allen, Arizona Diamondbacks- Brandon finished up 2-5 and he hit his 1st Major league Home Run, driving in 4 runs, giving him 5 RBIs. Brandon is now hitting .235.
Goofballs:
**Cristhian Martinez, Florida Marlins- He put the game out of reach, throwing 3 1/3 innings, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 1 and struck out 2. Martinez now has a 5.71 ERA.
**Yankees Offense- 2 runs, on 6 hits, they walked 8 times and struck out 10. The Yankees left 12 men on base.
**Dave Bush, Milwaukee Brewers- Dave threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up 5 runs (5 earned), he walked 3 and struck out 3. Bush now has a 5.88 ERA, losing his 5Th game.
**Kyle McClellan, St. Louis Cardinals- Kyle threw 1 2/3 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 1, didn't strike anyone out and he now has a 3.06 ERA, losing his 3rd game.
**Cubs Offense- 4 runs on 6 hits, they walked 4 times, struck out 7 and left 6 men on base, not getting that big clutch hit to get them over Washington.
**Rockies Offense- 2 runs on 11 hits, they walked once and struck out 11 men. The Rockies lost 2 of 3 to the Dodgers.
**Jim Johnson, Baltimore Orioles- Jim blew the save, his 4Th of the season. Jim threw an inning, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he now has a 3.17 ERA.
**Junichi Tazawa, Boston red Sox- Junichi went 4 innings, giving up 9 runs (9 earned), he walked 1, struck out 2 and now has a 6.65 ERA, losing his 3rd game.
**Raul Ibanez, Philadelphis Phillies- Struck out 3 times and finished up 0-4. He is hitting .281.
**Clayton Richard, San Diego Padres- Clayton threw 2 1/3 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 2, struck out 2. Clayton now has a 4.79 ERA, losing his 4Th game.
**Angels Offense- They were shutout with 3 hits, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts.
**Joe Martinez, San Francisco Giants- Joe threw 4 1/3 innings, giving up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 2, struck out 5 and now has a 4.72 ERA.
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